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CCE Fire Blight Workshop, Tuesday August 2nd, Plattsburgh, NY This Tuesday, August 2nd from 10AM to Noon, we will be holding a Fire Blight Workshop in Plattsburgh, NY. The workshop will be held at the Valcour Brewing Company; this is a new establishment in downtown Plattsburgh, near the oval. In light of the circumstances this […]

This entry was posted on Friday, July 29th, 2016 at 3:26 pm and is filed under IPM, Tree Fruit.

By Terence Bradshaw Heads-up on a meeting Anna Wallis at Cornell Cooperative Extension is pulling together. I’ll pass word on about location when it’s available. -TB Please save the date for next Tuesday, August 2nd for a Fire Blight Workshop to be held in Peru. In light of the circumstances this season, Srdjan Acimovic, pathologist […]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 at 5:48 pm and is filed under IPM, Tree Fruit.

By Terence Bradshaw We are in the quiet time of apple season, when growers and researchers alike can take a little time off. That said, recent heavy rain showers (ok, downpours) have likely removed fungicide residues in orchards several times this month. However, leaf wetness periods have been relatively short, so although there have been […]

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 at 9:13 am and is filed under IPM, Tree Fruit.

By Terence Bradshaw Most spraying in Vermont vineyards should be wrapping up as the vines and especially fruit are becoming resistant to most diseases. However, if you have downy and powdery mildew in the vineyard, it would be wise to maintain protection against them through veraison. Vines which have not reached bunch closure may also […]

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 at 7:24 am and is filed under Grape, IPM.

Forwarded from Jake Jacobs, UVM Risk Management Agency: UVM Extension Budget Clinics UVM Extension Farm Business educators are available to work one-on-one with farmers on their finances and business decisions. Bring your financial statements, records or business questions for this 1 to 1 ½ hour private meeting at a local Extension office. Meetings are available […]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 at 11:38 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

By Terence Bradshaw July 8, 2016 Grape disease management remains a concern, but as vine and berry susceptibility to black rot and phomopsis wanes, focus should shift toward powdery and downy mildews and botrytis. Revus Top (fungicide resistance class (FRAC) 3 & 40) is effective against the mildews but not botrytis (which may be less […]

This entry was posted on Friday, July 8th, 2016 at 9:22 am and is filed under Grape, IPM.

By Terence Bradshaw As the calendar shifts into summer, things quiet down a bit in the orchard, and this year is no different. Especially with this dry weather we have been seeing, disease concerns are at a minimum. There have been few chances for sooty blotch and flyspeck to become established on fruit, but the […]

This entry was posted on Friday, July 8th, 2016 at 7:20 am and is filed under IPM, Tree Fruit.